Nine participants in Youth Villages’ YVLifeSet program joined other foster youth from around the country (above) for the Congressional Foster Youth Shadow Program in Washington, D.C., this week. They are participating in three days of education, advocacy and...
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Youth Villages Spring Celebration raises awareness, more than $550,000 for YVLifeSet program
Youth Villages is grateful to the 230 supporters, including Massachusetts Gov. Charles Baker and First Lady Lauren Baker, who joined us Thursday, April 28, as we honored our Massachusetts Founding Board Member, Sandy Edgerley, at our Spring Celebration. The outpouring...
Rock And Roll Hall Of Famer Steven Tyler, Award-Winning Director Brett Ratner Bring Intimate Concert Performance To Lincoln Center May 2 to benefit Janie’s Fund
Tickets On Sale Friday, April 8 10 a.m. ET Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Steven Tyler today announced his intimate concert performance “STEVEN TYLER…OUT ON A LIMB” at Lincoln Center’s David Geffen Hall on May 2. The award-winning director Brett Ratner and the...
Starting on path toward a bright future through YVLifeSet
Emily, 18, drove home from class and pulled into her foster mother’s driveway. She stepped out of her new car with a quiet confidence. “This is where Leslie and I live,” Emily said. “She’s my foster mom and my best friend. Living here has been really good for...
Steven Tyler launches Janie’s Fund to help girls in need
Musician Steven Tyler announced today the launch of his new signature philanthropic initiative to help girls who have been abused and neglected: Janie’s Fund. A partnership with private nonprofit Youth Villages, Janie’s Fund will raise money and awareness to help...
Youth Villages expands children’s mental health services in Central Oregon
Youth Villages Oregon will expand services to Central Oregon this week to help children with emotional and behavioral problems and their families in Deschutes, Crook and Jefferson counties. Youth Villages will offer its Intercept intensive in-home services in the area...
Study Shows Boost to Positive Outcomes for Young Adults Aging Out of Foster Care and Juvenile Justice
MDRC, a nonprofit, nonpartisan education and social policy research firm, released encouraging results today from a rigorous evaluation of Youth Villages’ Transitional Living Program (now called YVLifeSet) for young adults aging out of the foster care and juvenile...
Youth Villages CEO to speak at Customer Response Summit in Memphis
Patrick Lawler, CEO of Youth Villages, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to helping children and their families live successfully, will speak at the Customer Response Summit in Memphis at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 23. The summit, presented by Execs In The...
Journal features Youth Villages’ take ‘Pay for Success’ Highlights Tennessee’s DCS performance-based contracting
An article featuring the work of Youth Villages is among more than 20 articles on “pay for success,” the performance-based contracting concept that is touted to improve outcomes for children and families while increasing accountability for taxpayers and governmental...
Public/private partnership boosts former Tennessee foster kids
While former foster children nationally are more likely to experience homelessness, unemployment and incarceration, a report released today shows that former foster kids in Tennessee are achieving higher rates of success through a program that may save taxpayers more...